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300-420 · Question #251

Refer to the exhibit. Which method must an architect use to provide connectivity between the mail servers?

The correct answer is B. 6to4. 6to4 is an automatic IPv6-over-IPv4 tunneling mechanism that embeds an IPv4 address in the IPv6 address (2002::/16 prefix) to allow IPv6 islands to communicate across an IPv4 backbone.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. Which method must an architect use to provide connectivity between the mail servers?

Exhibit

300-420 question #251 exhibit

Options

  • AISATAP
  • B6to4
  • C6rd
  • DIPv4 compatible

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    71% (20)
  • C
    18% (5)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

6to4 is an automatic IPv6-over-IPv4 tunneling mechanism that embeds an IPv4 address in the IPv6 address (2002::/16 prefix) to allow IPv6 islands to communicate across an IPv4 backbone.

AISATAP

ISATAP (Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol) is designed to connect individual IPv6 hosts within a single site over an IPv4 intranet, not to interconnect separate IPv6 networks.

B6to4Correct

6to4 uses the 2002::/16 prefix and embeds the router's public IPv4 address in bits 17-48 of the IPv6 address, enabling automatic encapsulation of IPv6 packets in IPv4 protocol 41 headers. This allows separate IPv6 networks - such as mail servers on different IPv6 segments - to communicate across an IPv4 infrastructure without manually configured tunnels between every pair of sites.

C6rd

6rd (IPv6 Rapid Deployment) is a service-provider mechanism that uses ISP-assigned prefixes to deploy IPv6 over an ISP's IPv4 infrastructure, not a general-purpose site-to-site tunneling solution.

DIPv4 compatible

IPv4-compatible IPv6 addresses (::x.x.x.x) are deprecated per RFC 4291 and are not a supported or viable tunneling mechanism in modern networks.

Concept tested: 6to4 automatic tunneling for IPv6 over IPv4

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipv6/configuration/xe-3s/ipv6-xe-3s-book/ip6-tunnel.html

Topics

#IPv6 Transition Mechanisms#6to4 Tunneling#IPv6 Connectivity#Network Architecture

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